USS Cambria (APA-36) was a Bayfield-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. Cambria was launched 10 November 1942 as SS Sea Swallow by the Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. W. Griffin; acquired by the Navy 4 May 1943; placed in partial commission the same day, Lieutenant Commander William S. Baker USN, in command; sailed to New York for decommissioning and conversion to an attack transport; and recommissioned 10 November 1943, Captain Charles W. Dean, USCG, in command.